[MPWG] 9/13/17 PCA Meeting Notes

[Prescott, Leah]

All,

The Plant Conservation Alliance would like to thank Dr. Dwayne Estes for
his thoroughly enjoyable and informative presentation on the Southeast
Grasslands Initiative and the Tennessee Plant Conservation Alliance. For
those of you who were unable to attend we have a copy of his presentation;
please feel free to email Leah Prescott (lprescott at blm.gov) for a copy.


A few updates and announcements from the September 13th meeting:


   - Natural Areas Association is accepting article submissions for its
   upcoming special issue journal on land stewardship from a water resource
   perspective, for more information visit https://naturalareas.org/
   journal/#1475022093178-975b1c26-e136
   <https://naturalareas.org/journal/#1475022093178-975b1c26-e136>
   - The National Seed Strategy Progress Report Team would like to remind
   our cooperators that input is due *today *September 15. Please refer to
   Evelyn William’s previous emails for more information.


   - Natural Areas Association is holding its annual conference in Fort
   Collins, CO October 10-12, more information found at
   http://naturalareasconference.org/registration
   <http://naturalareasconference.org/registration>
   - The American Public Gardens Association, New England Wildflower
   Society, and US Forest Service are holding a Native Plants and Plant
   Conservation Symposium in Framingham, MA from October 25-27, please see
   https://publicgardens.org/professional-development/2017-
   symposia/native-plants-and-plant-conservation-symposium
   <https://publicgardens.org/professional-development/2017-symposia/native-plants-and-plant-conservation-symposium>
   - National Wildlife Federation is holding its fourth biennial America’s
   Grasslands Conference in Fort Worth, Texas - November 14-16, 2017, for more
   information visit http://www.nwf.org/What-We-Do/Protect-Habitat/Healthy-
   Forests-and-Farms/Americas-Grasslands-Conference.aspx
   <http://www.nwf.org/What-We-Do/Protect-Habitat/Healthy-Forests-and-Farms/Americas-Grasslands-Conference.aspx>
   - For more upcoming conferences and events you can visit
   http://nativeseednetwork.org/events/
   <http://nativeseednetwork.org/events/>



   - If you were unable to watch the live stream of Natural Area
   Association’s recent webinar on the National Native Seed Strategy, "From
   Bird’s Eye to Grass Roots Implementing the National Seed Strategy –
   National, Regional, Local Perspectives", you can now stream it on NAA’s
   YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?
   v=GDeHKWWuAAU&feature=youtu.be

*The next Plant Conservation Alliance meeting will be held on
Wednesday **November
8*, our guest speaker will be Dr. Emily Sessa from the University of
Florida.

Thank you!

-- 
Leah Prescott
Bureau of Land Management
Plant Conservation Program Assistant
202-912-7232

National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration
<https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy>
Plant Conservation Alliance <http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/>
Seeds of Success
<https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection>
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